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| Apple TV+ | Season Premiere Date: April 22, 2022 |
Summary:
The four-part Apple documentary series from Rick Famuyiwa looks at Earvin "Magic" Johnson's career from his days playing high school basketball to his current business ventures.
Genre(s):
Sports, Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary
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Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E4. Magic
Air Date: April 22, 2022
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S1:E3. Earvin
Air Date: April 22, 2022
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S1:E2. Buck
Air Date: April 22, 2022
Jul 3, 2023
Apr 22, 2022
RogerEbert.com
Apr 22, 2022
Yes, there are parts of They Call Me Magic, especially in the first half, that are a little manufactured to continue a love affair that basketball fans have been having for four decades now, but those shallow segments are overwhelmed by ones that are richly true and vulnerable. Magic was a leader on the court. Earvin has been one everywhere else.
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Apr 18, 2022
Apr 21, 2022
They Call Me Magic is slickly made but totally unambitious, and the story is accordingly shallow. Wearing that other hat, though, the childlike hat of someone who came of age just barely after Magic’s heyday, to be able to see him in action, to watch the rivalries play out, and to learn about his and the NBA’s ascent just before Michael Jordan launched them to the stratosphere—this is never anything less than a familiar thrill.
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Apr 21, 2022
The Guardian
Apr 22, 2022
Combine basketball’s opacity with the blandly pleasant positivity of the interviewees, and you have a documentary where everything seems to just happen naturally. ... Earvin “Magic” Johnson is the cream, the best, on a level above the A list – but when there’s such an overwhelming winner, there’s no sport.
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May 21, 2022
Pretty poor writing of the Magic Johnson story. Nowhere near as good as the Michael Jordan story. Magic was great and very likable but that doesn't come through; it's though the production has a different agenda. We rate this "don't waste your time."
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: April 22, 2022
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S1:E4. Magic
Air Date: April 22, 2022
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S1:E3. Earvin
Air Date: April 22, 2022
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S1:E2. Buck
Air Date: April 22, 2022
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S1:E1. JuneBug
Air Date: April 22, 2022
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Season 1 Overview